Danny Manning’s Deacons will play five nonconference games at Joel Coliseum

Wake Forest announced its 2016-17 nonconference basketball schedule on Tuesday, featuring five home games and a possible date with defending national champion Villanova at the Charleston Classic tournament.

The Deacons will tip off their season with an exhibition game against Piedmont International on Nov. 4, followed by the regular season opener against Radford a week later at Joel Coliseum. Coach Danny Manning’s team will also play home games on against Bucknell on Nov 13, Coastal Carolina on Thanksgiving eve (Nov. 23), Charlotte on Dec. 6 and LSU on Dec. 22.

Wake’s road games will be played at Northwestern on Nov. 28 as part of the ACC-Big Ten Challenge, at Richmond on Dec. 3, at UNC Greensboro on Dec. 9 and at Xavier on Dec. 17 in the annual Skip Prosser Classic honoring the late former coach at both schools.

The Deacons will also take part in the neutral site Charleston Classic on Nov. 17-18, 20. The tournament bracket, which also includes Villanova, College of Charleston, Boise State, Mississippi State, Central Florida, UTEP and Western Michigan, has yet to be set.

Television broadcast designations and tip-off times will be announced by the ACC at a later date, along with a conference schedule that will have the Deacons playing at home against Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina, N.C. State and Pitt, and on the road against BC, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, NC State, Notre Dame, Syracuse, Virginia and Virginia Tech.

Wake is the second in-state ACC school to announce its nonconference basketball schedule for next season.

Last week, UNC announced its opponents, with home games against Chattanooga on Nov. 13, Long Beach State on Nov. 15, Radford on Dec. 4, Davidson on Dec. 7, Tennessee on Dec. 11, Northern Iowa on Dec. 21 and Monmouth on Dec. 28.

The Tar Heels will play road games at Tulane on Nov. 11, Hawaii on Nov. 18 and Indiana on Nov. 30 as part of the ACC-Big Ten Challenge. Coach Roy Williams’ national runnerup will also play neutral site game against Kentucky in Las Vegas on Dec. 17 and in Maui on Nov. 21-23 as part of the Maui Classic tournament.